Steinmetz:Hypericum

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Hypericum perforatum (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Hypericaceae
English Names
  • St
  • John's wort
  • Aaroh's beard
  • Hardhay
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Asia (including hilly parts of India)
  • North Africa
  • Canarian Islands
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Hyperici
  • Flores Hyperici
  • Oleum Hyperici
Constituent(s)
  • herb: hyperin (quercetin-galatosid)
  • essential oil
  • fat
  • cholin
  • resin
  • hypericin
  • tannin
  • sugar
  • acids; flower: pectin
  • blood-red resinous juice
  • essential oil
  • tannin
Action
  • flower
  • herb: nervine
  • astringent
  • resolvent
  • diuretic
  • expectorant
  • vermifuge
  • aromatic
  • stimulant
  • digestive
  • cholagogue
  • anti-catarrhal
  • uterine tonic
  • anodyne; oil: disinfectant
  • anodyne
  • vulnerary
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